KINDLE Synonyms: 50 Similar and Opposite Words

kindle

verb

ˈkin-dᵊl

Definition of kindle

as in to burn

to set (something) on fire worried that lightning will kindle the forest in the drought-stricken nature preserve

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Recent Examples of kindle In northern states, like Washington and Oregon, the dry weather could further kindle destructive fires that have scorched thousands of acres. — Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 10 Aug. 2026 These innocuous-seeming actions can kindle dry vegetation, potentially spawning a wildfire. — Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 15 July 2026 Photography arrived, kindling an enthusiasm that Baudelaire, ever the cynic, compared to a lust for pornography. — Cal Revely-Calder, New Yorker, 29 June 2026 As the current Cartoonist Laureate of the state, she has been highly engaged in Vermont culture and history, and says her interest in this couple was kindled by Christopher Kaufman Ilstrup, director of Vermont Humanities, who encouraged her to tell their story. — Rob Salkowitz, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for kindle

Recent Examples of Synonyms for kindle

Verb

And, like the Raptor engines that power another SpaceX launcher, the giant Starship, Clydesdale will burn liquid oxygen and liquid methane, a combo known as methalox.

— Mike Wall, Space.com, 27 Oct. 2026
Residents evacuated as officials decided three days later to blow open five rail cars and burn the vinyl chloride inside.

— ABC News, ABC News, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of burn

Verb

Less than two weeks after the mines exploded, the North fired an intermediate-range ballistic missile more than 700 kilometers.

— Dan Blumenthal, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2026
Shattered glass littered sidewalks after rioters smashed and looted thousands of shops, torched cars and buildings, and attacked police, who fired tear gas and water cannons.

— The Week US, TheWeek, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of fire

Verb

The first episode started with poor Struan Loy getting stalked and later torched alive by a pair of Russian assassins as relentless and seemingly unkillable as Michael Myers or Jason Voorhees.

— Scott Tobias, Vulture, 21 Oct. 2026
French authorities are extending curfews and increasing the police presence in public spaces as President Emmanuel Macron's government tries to regain control after rioters torched buildings and looted thousands of businesses this weekend.

— Aidan Stretch, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of torch

Verb

Unprecedented high temperatures scorched the continent from late May until the end of August this year.

— Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2026
Its advanced technology generates precise light pulses that cut through delicate materials such as computer chips and human tissue without scorching surrounding tissue.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2026